Light inside the tunnel
posted by Kerry-Anne
We were in a hurry to get to Goudini Spa, so, as Kerry-Anne mentioned yesterday, we opted to take the toll road through the Du Toitskloof mountain. Drilling and blasting of the 3.9km tunnel started from both directions in 1984. What I found astounding was that the opposing drilling heads met half way only 3mm out of alignment. The tunnel was finished in April 1988, four years after construction was started.
Whenever driving through this tunnel I feel a little like a Formula 1 driver speeding though the tunnel at Monaco - it's unfortunate that the speed limit is set at 90km/h :(.
7 Comments:
it's a nice photo!
But i would feel a little bit claustrophobic inside this tunnel...
excellent photo. I like taking these types of photos too.
Reminds me of the Mont Blanc tunnel only less traffic - where were all the cars?/ Certainly makes for a spectacular photo.
Fabulous photo. Love it.
jules png> The tunnel was strangely quiet. Perhaps everyone was at the beach ;).
>dsole, I must be honest, I get a bit claustrophobic in the tunnel too - that's why I was taking photos to distract myself...
>slinger and mandi, thanks!
That is a nice photograph. I don't like tunnels either when I am driving. I am always thinking of accidents and fires.
I didn't do much today but...
I did write about how people used to wear long underwear over winter or until we began to stink. You can find the link at the bottom of the post today.
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